Breeding Super Worms for Bartl my Bearded Dragon

Superworms is a very popular food for reptiles. With less chitin (exoskeleton) than the common mealworm they are easier for your animal to digest. With time and patients you can easily raise all your own superworms.
These video showing my setup to breed superworm. Its a very small scale setup but its enough for my bearded dragon Bartl.
There is also as time-leapse sequence showing the transformation from a worm to a pupae. Hope you will enjoy our video, in case you have any questions, please post it below. Thanks for watching and subsribing!

[@ballpitstalenugget44]

My gosh that bearded dragon is precious

[@BeardedDragonsInfo]

Thanks, i let him know! :-)

[@BeardedDragonsInfo]

Yes, I feed him all type of insects, but his true love is for strawberryies and dandelion (leaves and flower).

[@shelbyb425]

OMG!! THE BABIES ARE SOO TINY 😮😮😮

[@BeardedDragonsInfo]

:-)

[@bucket25361]

Such an adorable little guy!!!!! I think I may have a couple of worms already creating their own. I keep seeing these black bugs. But then again, the last order of supers was a riot. For the life of me I couldn't figure out why the growers would do such a good job with the box, but there were perfect holes in a couple of corners.... duh... this was the first Time I had a group digging escape tunnels. I actually set the box on top of Fredi's tank. She was like a kid at xmas. Watched the little suckers esCape the box and fall right into the tank, and was on 'me pretty fast (for a box turtle).

[@jewellalcaraz7411]

Nice Video!!!

[@Bluecollar711]

This is by far one of the best instructional videos yet thank you very much for sharing

[@fluffiekins]

I really love your idea with the metal mesh

[@MrScaryPasta]

Bearded Dragons are such awesome pets. It's really fun to raise em and watch em grow. They're very calm too. Plus they can grow back any limb they'd lose. Even nails. Not to mention they're tough and heavily armored all over. The best part about em is when they get defensive they spike up and look like delophisaurs!

[@JA-ux1rz]

No they do not grow back any limbs. Please research.

[@angrysonic708TheJoelsheffield]

Wow so kool nice set up thanks for the info👍

[@BeardedDragonsInfo]

angelita1265 thanks 🙏 for your positive feedback!

[@KarlaCartaadventuresofz]

great video!! thank you! I have my first pupae and wasn't sure what to do next. lol Bartl is adorable!!

[@raesgardening1750]

Excellent video. I started a superworm farm myself and just saw that I have a few pupa in the ones I separated. I started it up to help some friends save money on buying worms at the store for their bearded dragon. Also figured they could be a nice treat for our Oscar's. And well just fun to do too. Thanks for the time lapse of larva to pupate. It was exactly what I was looking for.

[@BeardedDragonsInfo]

I am sure Oscar will appreciate his treatment! :-)

[@kennedyjaye1527]

+BeardedDragonsInfo I ordered about 2000 medium-sized superworms so they are about '1.5 inches long. and I wanted to breed some. So I grabbed about three and put them in small separate containers. Will it take more than 12 days for them to pupae, since they aren't full grown?

[@BeardedDragonsInfo]

not quire sure, but I think you have to wait a bit longer.

[@DragonUdo]

That is one Active Friendly Awesome Dragon!!! :)

[@christineschultz3176]

Awsum video!! The time laps you did on larvae turning into pupa was kool and yes it is amazing

[@user-pd5vo1un5p]

I'm just here because worms are cute and one day I want to grow them and set them free :)

[@BeardedDragonsInfo]

Feel free to do so, althtough not sure if they will survive. Depends on where you live and if its warm enough.

[@kelcimouse6444]

ツ do not do this, setting domestic animals and insects can harm the environment. Plus they will not survive

[@elvendaddy5199]

My bearded dragon iggy is afraid of crickets. She loves her super worms though. Lol. And her little salad.

[@BeardedDragonsInfo]

Never heard this from a bearded dragon that she is afraid from crickets! :-) Bartl is even eating grasshoppers.

[@elvendaddy5199]

BeardedDragonsInfo iggy is just a little weirdo. Lol.

[@elvendaddy5199]

BeardedDragonsInfo I got a question. Iggy was a rescue from my neighbor who burnt her tail and try to flush her down the toilet, she is not really active and hardly goes to the bathroom. (I have to put her in warm water and rub her butt to make her go.) Do I need change her diet up? Even when I have her out, all she does is sleep whether she's on me, my bed, the floor, table, ect. What should I do? I love that little princess.

[@directgenesis]

Thank you! It really helps, going to start one soon. Purchasing worms and roaches gets expensive. Good video & happy dragon!

[@zyanyasofia]

I love when you do videos about breeding insects beacause Love them

[@BeardedDragonsInfo]

Thanks very kind of you!

[@KuvaPefo]

Love yer 🐲! Great setup man! All just perfect. Beautiful bugs! 🐛💚🐲💚 Sub earned.

[@BeardedDragonsInfo]

Leafyr Oakfyst many thanks!

[@akongapalasikalel328]

My arowana loves worms

[@relictusimperator8647]

I love these nature videos!

[@rocketzzz1313]

At 3:16 i thought that was a cube of ice

[@wavyberserk]

Great vid

[@MrEddieFast1]

great video. Bart is a legend lol. amazing bearded

[@BeardedDragonsInfo]

Thanks!

[@shiseikatsu2516]

I bred crickets thanks to your how to video on breeding crickets. It was fun. Though. Mine took a lot longer to hatch. About like a month or two. Though my beardie Mondo was quite happy to get fat crickets.

[@BeardedDragonsInfo]

Great that I could make Mondo happy! :-) Will you try to breed superworms as well?

[@BeardedDragonsInfo]

I am from Austria, and it's here forbidden to sell live animals over the internet, so sorry can't help you on this. I am sure if you seach the internet for second hand forums there will be private to private sales.

[@BeardedDragonsInfo]

A bearded dragon always needs dessert like temperatures and need more space than a hamster. A bearded dragon can live up to 15 years and a hamster only 2 years. If you dont want to take the bigger responsibility for a bearded dragon that I would suggest to take a hamster as he will be easier to handle.

[@BeardedDragonsInfo]

Oh, believe me also a bearded dragon (reptile) is stinking like hell when he made his poop. :-) You need to clean both tanks regulary.

[@BeardedDragonsInfo]

No problem hope I could help, so you can make the right decision.

[@anthonyvoskuijl1809]

great video! thanks.

[@reboobie2051]

Aww this is cute!

[@julissarodriguez8964]

This is soooo clever

[@hallmonitor4426]

My bearded dragon love superworms too. I made some videos of him eating said superworms

[@WhosThatPokemon2024]

i wish my beardie is active as yours..

[@BeardedDragonsInfo]

he is not always like this, mine is also take lot of power naps :-)

[@stephanieamos9731]

Thanks for that

[@JurassicLemon]

I recently adopted a three legged bearded dragon named footLoose who chases a laser just like a cat. You should try it with Bart

[@BeardedDragonsInfo]

thanks will try it once he is awake, as his is currently in hybernation - sort of power nap. :-)

[@kitchensink5023]

Do they turn into pupae if they are in the thing you bought them in, or do they stay worms

[@janslump2489]

haha i love this video keep up the good work

[@Johnnycosta17]

Wait... so super worms turn into beetles?

[@antlion0414]

Yup

[@Captinhowwdeee]

Where did you find the container / drawer with the metal bottom for the babies to fall through?

[@alice-py1vm]

I'm starting a colony for my beardie too! It's dubias and superworms! wish mt luck and comment for advice!!

[@BeardedDragonsInfo]

Good luck, don’t over engineering your breeding.

[@aizonvlogs4364]

Anu po ung nkalagay sa ngtransform na worm??oats po b un??

[@cynp3564]

Are superworms addictive? How long has your dragon been eating them? Is it okay to feed them to my dragon? (he is 11 months old now). Im just worried that they could hurt him!

[@Cgangi2287]

+Cynthia Borchardt supers wont hurt him. Mealworms run a risk of impaction bc of high chitin content

[@edwynnacurrier7599]

What kind of screen did u use ..trying to make one like yours cause i love the idea of the top and middle drawer

[@ahsgoc]

is it recommended for just 1 berdie? second question, do you get a good amount of zophobas?

[@BeardedDragonsInfo]

Depending on your space you have available. If you have enough space than you should get one male and two females to reduce the stress for the females. ;-)

[@PhoenixFam22]

Hey by any chance do your superworms eat eachother 😣

[@dashujadhav3259]

What is this food for super warm. Plz tell me

[@chadadrian1551]

vegetables like apples cabbage carrots kiwi

[@abdalakhtar7080]

How do you get him to eat salad. mine won't eat anything unless it's moving

[@manlee3750]

What a fucked up squirrel!

[@grimlock5208]

I got some superworms and I think I just forced two to pupate super early

[@shadowyuko1]

Just wondering, but where do you get your dandelion leaves? from picking them/growing them or buying them?

[@BeardedDragonsInfo]

We have them on our balcony but also in our sourrounding garden, and trying to get rid of them. :-) Our Bartl is loving them and he is eaven eating the yellow flowers.

[@shadowyuko1]

BeardedDragonsInfo Also, I tried to start up breeding superworms as well and it is not going to well. It is almost 14 days and not a single one of them is curled up. I keep them in a 73+ degrees F room in a dark spot. Not sure if I am doing something wrong. I do not have any food in the containers. Is it maybe because I check up on them 1 to 2 times a day?

[@BeardedDragonsInfo]

Did you keep each worm separate from each other? If not then try it as they will start to transform much faster.

[@shadowyuko1]

I am using a tackle box organizer that holds 34 slots and I have only 1 in each compartment. I have 2 airholes per square and each compartment has nothing other than just the superworm.

[@BeardedDragonsInfo]

Ok, this should be fine. Have you fed them before you placed them in the compartment, because you should. I think the setup is fine and it should work. Maybe wait another week or two and let me know how it went. Couple of them will die but around 50% should start their transformation.

[@Acidgrim777]

you just have to put them on the separator box to make them turn into pupae right?

[@BeardedDragonsInfo]

Yes, that's right if you isolate them they will start their tansistion.

[@Acidgrim777]

thank you man :)

[@BeardedDragonsInfo]

np, good luck with your own breeding. Let me know if you got it to work.

[@BaraIsrael]

aww

[@bigzealot]

Ok I have a serious question I started to think of breading super worms and so I get some. I put them in a normal tank with oatmeal and collard greens tonight I look at it and notice that there are superworm babys all over the collard greens and one of the worms looked like it was cut I half anyone have any theories of what happened and how it happened?

[@hankwilliams4191]

oak ban worms old barns have these all over

[@Cgangi2287]

@beardeddragonsinfo what gauge diamond metal mesh did you use?? im setting this up tomorrow

[@rson2014]

+Cristina Gangi I have been looking for the same same answer. I used to feed my beardie mealworms, but changed to superworms now.

[@animalsareawesome6420]

Awesome videos doode keep on *worm .I mean work but you know 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@lauraslifejourney238]

Do you poke holes in the tackle box?

[@luisconceicao9512]

dont need heating?

[@Harrysher]

Do bearded dragons eat the bettles

[@dragonqueen4799]

please can someone show me what a superworm looks like that just hatched 2 seconds ago i can’t find no pictures anywhere

[@aizonvlogs4364]

And anu po ung prang sand na nsa mga baby worm...

[@jihadventures]

what substrate did you use pal?

[@BeardedDragonsInfo]

I use standard reptile clay as it is better than sand. You can get it from amazon amzn.to/2gT2ToA or maybe closer at your retailer?

[@timesaver316]

How do u get that type of box for the super worms? I want to grow my own super worms

[@BeardedDragonsInfo]

+timesaver316 I boutht them at IKEA some kind of office shelf. google for "office plastic drawers" you will find plenty of them. i have then added the metal screen in one of the draws by myself. You get the screen in any DIY shop.

[@danielroman6035]

how did you put that wire screen on the first level?

[@BeardedDragonsInfo]

With nails.

[@ZomBeeNature]

I have eight beetles. Do I put them in with the large Superworms? How can I tell which are male or female? Everyone, please watch my tiny nature videos. There is no talking in them. Shhh!

[@FinestImp]

What size screen did you use?

[@BeardedDragonsInfo]

FinestImp sry not sure, just found one in the DIY shop

[@lisamaegilbert8896]

My leopard gecko hates superworms lol

[@jorge_med1776]

Lisa Mae Gilbert same

[@gcduber8984]

I'm guys I sorta spilled a bunch of super worms on the carpet. Some of them went into the carpet what do I do

[@BeardedDragonsInfo]

They either die, because of no food or they start their transformation. In this case you will have beetles crawling around.

[@nihilism00]

How much beareded dragon?

[@BACKT0NATUR3]

do the tiny ones on the second level ever escape

[@altaircastii3775]

Vegetarian XD

[@chadbudby5407]

like how u dun that

[@thewolfkid2144]

Well not the beetles I know but still beetles

[@GodMaxDrinkerofTea]

Bearded dragon bartl Bart=German for beard Bearded dragon=Bartagame Coincidence? I think not Is it?

[@BeardedDragonsInfo]

You got it, no it is not coincidence, that name was chosen on purpose.

[@InsectDen]

why am i scared of maggots??? but im not scared of super worms???

[@BeardedDragonsInfo]

Leinard Reapor maybe because if the different texture, color?

[@InsectDen]

maybe?

[@thewolfkid2144]

Those are mealworms

[@zyanyasofia]

No thank you😃

[@filthyavacadofilthyavacado521]

Stop it I have super meal worms and you. Are making my mealworms look at its death omg

[@monafarran6548]

hahahaz

[@thewolfkid2144]

Super worms don't turn into beetles

[@stevecobb76]

btw your dragon was not happy. he had a black beard at the end of the video. that means he was pissed off mad.

[@BeardedDragonsInfo]

:-) once or twice a year he i doing this, but it looks awesome!

[@stevecobb76]

it bothers me the way you say that.

[@BeardedDragonsInfo]

why? No need to worry he is a happy bearded dragon.

[@kharilemon9508]

don't have a cow man

[@Tetribution]

bearded dragon's beards go black alot of the time for various reason, heat, anger, fear, sickness and moodyness. It's completely natural